‍ESEU invites policy-makers, university stakeholders, alliances and experts to discuss the way forward of a European Status for European Universities. The interactive online midterm workshop of the ESEU-project will take place online, 16 October, 10:00-12:00 CET.

During the online workshop, we will reflect on the findings of the ESEU-project so far: why do alliances need a European Status, what are the limitations of existing European instruments for transnational university cooperation, and what challenges & opportunities does the national/state level pose? Also, we will brainstorm about the next deliverable of the project: A policy roadmap to identify the exact needs of alliances to overcome obstacles in transnational university collaboration.

Agenda

• 10:00: Welcome
• 10:05: Setting the scene by Vanessa Debiais-Sainton (Head of Unit Higher Education, DG EAC) about the (political) context of the European Status, including Q&A with the audience
• 10:25: Overview of ESEU-project so far:
  – Reminder on the needs for a legal status by Heli Harrikari (ECIU University)
  – Analysis of available legal structures by Lavinia Kortese (Utrecht University)
  – Summary of national context by Reda Nausėdaitė (Kaunas University of Technology)
  – Next steps: Development of EU Roadmap by Olga Wessels (ECIU)
• 10:55: Break-out sessions to discuss obstacles for transnational collaboration of universities in Europe, and what we would need concretely from Member States and EU. Break-out groups on the following topics:
  – Teaching and learning
  – Research
  – Innovation and engagement with society
  – Human Resources
  – Other topics
• 11:20: Plenary debrief
• 11:30: Conclusions and next steps by Daniela Crăciun
• 11:35: Q&A between participants and Project Management Team
• 12:00: Closure

We look forward to seeing you online!

Questions about the workshop? Contact olga.wessels@eciu.eu

You can find more information about the use cases, report on available structures, and a report including the national context here.

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